Vintage Photo Burnside's Bridge Sharpsburg Maryland ? Civil War park 1950s

Description: An original vintage b&w 4x5" photograph likely taken in the 1950s of what looks to be the Burnside's Bridge, now a national park area. Says kodak velox paper on back. I have original negative too if you want to purchase it. online info - Burnside's Bridge is a landmark on the U.S. Civil War Antietam National Battlefield near Sharpsburg, northwestern Maryland. Built in 1836, it played a notable role in the 1862 battle. Seeking to improve connections between roads in Washington County, fourteen bridges were commissioned to be constructed.[where?] It is one of five bridges designed by master bridge builder John Weaver, its construction was completed in 1836. It was constructed by local Dunker farmers. The three-arched, 12-foot (3.7 m)-wide, 125-foot (38 m)-long bridge provided a passageway over Antietam Creek for farmers to take their produce and livestock to market in nearby Sharpsburg. The bridge's three arches are constructed of locally quarrried coursed limestone, masonry walls contain the roadbed and are surmounted by parapets. The original cost of construction was $3,200 (now between $73,000 and $84,000).[1]The bridge has two other names, one is "Rohrbach's Bridge", after a local farmer, Henry Rohrbach. The second name, "Lower Bridge", refers to the Upper Bridge and Middle Bridge, located further upstream and which also allowed movement of freight, animals, and people across the creek. Happy to answer any questions and combine shipping. Please see my other vintage historical photographs. LN

Price: 7.99 USD

Location: Broomfield, Colorado

End Time: 2024-12-29T03:43:19.000Z

Shipping Cost: 1 USD